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I have walked the road from Cruz de Ferro down into Molinaseca a few times and don't ever remember seeing a bus passing.. if you are hell bent on going back up there, I think taxi only..
If you're starting in Vigo and walking to Santiago, it's counted as 100km, so you'll be fine. Any additional kilometres you walk on the EV aren't counted... your distance certificate, if you want one, will say 100km.
It seems quite busy, at least around me and I'm 3two days out of Bilbao.. and supply is much more limited than you would find on the Frances or Portugués. Are you already walking? Pobeña has a lovely municipal (donativo) albergue, about 24km or 30km from Bilbao, depending on the route you walk..
Four or five days of lunches from Sarria to Santiago will be a tiny fraction of the cost of your airline flights across the Atlantic and back. The menu del dia is generally better quality, and a little more expensive than the typical menu del peregrino. Wine is included with both.
Nice videos, and thank you for posting!
This is the short section just after Pobeña as you approach the old mines? Just to point out.. the path is still closed because ongoing buttressing/underpinning work is continuing. The gates are locked and the corner of the fence that was forced open...
Ich nichten lichten, as I thought to myself, donning my poncho leaving the German Association run albergue in Pamplona a couple of hours ago..😅
Which, by the way.. and on a completely different note, and might afford some solace to those anxious pilgrims setting out from Zubiri this morning...
I remember noticing some substantial structural layout changes were made between my stays in 2016 and 2023, I don't know or remember exactly... some demolition, the layout of part of the perimeter walls, the relocation of the entrance etc? I wonder if any of it contributed to the overall...
I wrote this long-winded post to address some of the recent concerns, comments and questions regarding this route, and I hope some might find it useful. I flew from Dublin to Lourdes on the 18th of April, took the train to Pau and started walking from there. A few days on the Camino Arles...
TBH, it sounds like the work of professionals. Stealing cash, but leaving wallets or purses otherwise undisturbed, affords the thief or thieves more time to get away before the crime is discovered. It's what separates professionals thieves from amateurs.
We can all do our bit, by being aware...
The volunteers at the busy pilgrim's office in SJPDP are primarily concerned with the welfare of the pilgrims. As has been pointed out in some recent threads, you can and should do your bit by checking the forecast all by yourself and making sure that if you are walking, you have appropriate...
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